https://freerepublic.com/tag/carleyfiona/ en-us Wed, 20 Mar 2002 03:06:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/649740/posts (Agencies) Hewlett Packard chairwoman and chief executive Carly Fiorina quickly claimed victory Tuesday in her company's bitter proxy battle to buy Compaq Computer Corp., saying a preliminary estimate of shareholder votes shows enough support to approve the merger. "It appears that our shareholders made a choice today, not only to embrace change, but to lead it," Fiorina said after the two-hour meeting. "We think we have a slim but sufficient margin, and we think it's important to let people know that." Fiorina spoke at the conclusion of a meeting of more than 1,000 Hewlett-Packard Co. shareholders who crowded into a... China Daily https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/649740/posts#comment Wed, 20 Mar 2002 03:06:02 GMT